Comparison of executive functions based on test anxiety in the fifth grade elementary

Subject Areas : Educational

ستاره  فیروزی ¹ (دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی)
صغری  ابراهیمی قوام ² (دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی)
فریبرز  درتاج ³ (دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی)

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2017-10-17

Keywords: working memory, executive functions, Reasoning, test anxiety, organizing-planning,

Abstract :

The purpose of this research was to compare the executive functions (reasoning, working memory and organizing-planning) of the fifth grade elementary students with high and low test anxiety. Method of research was ex-post facto and the statistical population was the fifth grade elementary students in Tehran city, among them 313 students were selected via cluster random sampling. The research instruments were Andre-Rey Test (Andre-Rey, 1942), Digit Span and Similarities Subtests of Wechsler intelligence scale (Wechsler, 1949) and Test Anxiety Inventory (Abolghasemi et al, 1375). Data were analyzed using independent sample t-test and Mann Whitney test. The results indicated significant difference between students with high and low test anxiety in reasoning and working memory (P < 0/001). But there was no significant difference between students with high and low test anxiety in organizing-planning.